TAI's News Page provides updates on important aerospace, commercial, and research programs using our thermal strap products, and covers other helpful topics including: how to draft strap specifications and SOW's, helping you through the strap design and ordering processes, and notices regarding our new thermal strap catalogs, products and offerings. Come back for more updates on successful customer programs, and news & pictures from TAI and our customers.
Pictured: TNO’s CubeCAT laser communications terminal with multiple GFTS® assemblies mounted (image credit: TNO).
Posted in thermal straps, Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps, CubeSat Thermal Straps, CubeSat Heat Transfer, and CubeCat.
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the United States, I want to assure our valued customers that Technology Applications, Inc. (TAI) is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our team members, their families, and our community.
Posted in and COVID-19.
After a longer than expected delay (due to record growth in the last 6 months), I am proud to announce that the 2020 CuTS® Catalog is finally ready and available for request on our website!
Posted in thermal straps, copper thermal straps,, 2020 CuTS Catalog, and OFHC UltraFlex II.
I am thrilled to announce TAI just completed another set of Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps (GFTS®), destined for NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Satellite, scheduled for launch in November 2020.
Posted in graphite thermal straps, NASA IXPE Mission, and Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps.
The TAI team is thrilled to see the Boeing Starliner will finally be making it's first flight 7 weeks from today!
Posted in thermal straps, graphite fiber thermal strap, and Boeing CST-100 Starliner.
On behalf of the TAI team, I am thrilled to announce another first for our company, and the thermal strap industry as a whole: Electroless Nickel-Plated Al-Cu Hybrid CuTS® Products
Posted in thermal straps, nickel plated thermal straps, al-cu hybrid thermal straps, and nickel plating copper and aluminum.
The TAI team is proud to announce we are delivering several custom Copper (Cabled) Thermal Straps (CuTS®) this week to the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, for ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft, planned for launch in 2022 and arrival at Jupiter in 2029.
Posted in thermal straps, ESA thermal strap, copper thermal straps,, and JUICE Spacecraft.
I thought I would share some pictures from one of our Graphite Fiber Thermal Strap (GFTS®) orders that are shipping out today (this is a record year for our GFTS® product line, and even with the success of our X-Series® PGS and Graphene Thermal Straps / Links line, we are continuing to see growth in our GFTS® sales and programs, and are adding to new customers this year from Spain, to Italy, the United States, Germany, and more).
Posted in thermal straps, graphite thermal straps, and INTA Thermal Straps.
2019 has been another record-breaking year for TAI, and things are only getting busier. We are thrilled to announce that in addition to the new manufacturing equipment and vacuum chambers added to our facility this year, TAI will be expanding into a larger manufacturing facility in February 2020, and are now adding more Design Engineers and Technicians to accommodate our growing business (more news coming at the end of the year).
Posted in thermal straps, copper thermal strap, and graphite thermal straps.
I just wanted to share this pic of the next set of FM GFTS®/TEC hybrid thermal straps out for NASA's IXPE Mission:
Posted in graphite fiber thermal strap, graphite thermal straps, NASA IXPE Mission, and graphite thermal links.
